Qasim al Raymi, the emir of Al Qaeda in the Arabian Peninsula (AQAP), wants jihadists in the West to carry out “easy and simple” attacks. His message was delivered in a short video (just over 5 minutes long) that was released online yesterday by AQAP’s propaganda arm, Al Malahem Media...

The Group for Support of Islam and Muslims (JNIM), al Qaeda’s branch in West Africa, has claimed a deadly suicide assault on a Malian military base near the northern city of Gao. The attack left at least seven soldiers dead, another 17 wounded, while another 16 soldiers have been repo...

WASHINGTON — One congressman’s plans to honor veteran-friendly businesses helped keep the federal government from shutting down last week. California Republican Rep. Paul Cook’s “HIRE Vets Act” was signed into law over the weekend, after lawmakers made it the legislative vehicle for t...

The problem isn’t just a slow rate of nominations: An extraordinary three nominees for service secretaries have withdrawn their names from consideration. Two billionaires — Bilden for Navy secretary and Vincent Viola for Army secretary — withdrew after being formally nominated, citing...

WASHINGTON — Senators will take up cybersecurity issues this week while the House takes a legislative break following the passage of a controversial new health care measure last week. Adm. Michael Rogers, head of U.S. Cyber Command and director of the National Security Agency, will te...

As pressure builds on President Donald Trump to fill Pentagon jobs, Wilson’s confirmation is a signal that Democrats may go easier on his national security picks than his other nominees, at least after their names officially reach the Senate. Lawmakers of both parties have expressed c...

WASHINGTON — The U.S. Air Force’s F-35 will make an appearance at the Paris Air Show this summer despite weeks of statements to the contrary from Defense Department officials, the service announced May 6. The decision to showcase the F-35 at the Paris Air Show appears to be a last min...

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WASHINGTON — In the future operational environment, up against near-peer adversaries, the U.S. Army will be expected to be able to operate in smaller, more dispersed units far away from well-established military posts that offer creature comforts as well as essentials like fuel, water...

HELSINKI — Sensofusion Oy, the Finland-based counter-drone measures company, has gained an important foothold in the U.S. market for military defense systems against UAVs in the wake of a landmark contract reached with the U.S. Marine Corps Warfighting Laboratory and the Defense Innov...

The health care repeal bill that the House of Representatives passed Thursday on a strictly partisan vote contains a provision that will make life worse for military veterans. Paralyzed Veterans of America warned Republicans about the provision, but Republicans ignored the warning, pa...

The Indian armed forces have started sporadic counter-operations across the Line of Control (LoC) in view of the recent attacks perpetrated by Pakistan. Exclusive video footage accessed by TIMES NOW shows a Pakistani bunker along the LoC was destroyed post mortar fire – launched by In...

ABOARD THE USS GEORGE H. W. BUSH, PERSIAN GULF — After eight hours in the cockpit executing airstrikes on ISIS targets, fighter pilots assigned to this carrier are getting a little extra help as they come in for a landing. The Norfolk , Virginia-based George H. W. Bush and the San Die...

I mention 'surprisingly good' because as a veteran I prefer more realistic and accurate military language and culture. As a female veteran, I seek out military female veteran sci-fi writers, which is a very small community. So, when I ran out of veteran female writers, I started searc...

The one-star Marine commander who recently deployed to Afghanistan says his troops are not operating on the front lines of the fight against the Taliban, but there is no doubt his Marines are in a combat zone. "The whole thing is a combat zone," said Brig. Gen. Roger B. Turner Jr., wh...

The following is a guest commentary by U.S. Rep. Phil Roe, R-Tenn. Roe served two years in the United States Army Medical Corps and serves today as Chairman of the House Committee on Veterans' Affairs . I can still remember the look on Johnny Parham’s face when I passed him the baton ...

This grim picture forms the backdrop for administration deliberations on a way ahead in Afghanistan, where U.S. troops are supporting beleaguered Afghans against the Taliban insurgency and stepping up attacks on an extremist group considered an Islamic State affiliate. The three most ...

The US Air Force (USAF) is to fit ballistic protection to its fleet of Bell-Boeing CV-22B Osprey tiltrotor aircraft, it was disclosed on 4 May. The Air Force Special Operations Command (AFSOC) will on 9 May contract Florida-based The Protective Group to fit the protective measures und...

Potentially, they can be equipped with weapons, but the Pentagon assures that this is not part of its plans. The X-37B program is the newest and most advanced re-entry spacecraft that performs risk reduction, experimentation and concept of operations development for reusable space veh...

The F-35 Joint Strike Fighter will fly to France to take part in the Paris Air Show in June, officials announced, despite earlier reports that the jet had not been invited . “The F-35A strengthens partnerships and improves regional stability,” said Air Force Chief of Staff Gen. David ...

The mysterious X-37B has ended its fourth mission, and for the first time on this flight, it has been officially unmasked. Gliding swiftly to a daylight landing at the Kennedy Space Centre after 718 days in orbit, boffins have been rewarded with detailed images and video of the robot ...

COPENHAGEN, Denmark — Defense Secretary Jim Mattis said the U.S. owes it to the people of Syria to take a close look at the Russian proposal to create several "safe zones" in Syria. But Mattis also said the plan poses many unanswered questions, including whether it would be effective....

BEIJING: India should not "overly interpret" Beijing 's military development or exaggerate concerns over the China-Pakistan Economic Corridor, a state-run Chinese daily said today, days after the Indian Army chief suggested New Delhi carry out counter-encirclement of its "future adver...

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Rumors are spreading online that nine Marines recently died in Afghanistan. But that's not true. The Facebook posts like this one have caused heated social-media arguments, with commenters placing pointed blame for the loss of troops on everyone from President Trump to Marine Corps co...

BELGRADE, Serbia -- U.S. and Slovenian special operations forces gathered here to help broaden the tactical and technical capabilities of the Serbian special anti-terrorism unit known as the Specijalna Antiteroristicka Jedinica during joint combined exchange training exercises in the ...

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The USS Illinois is expected to become the fifth Virginia-class submarine to base in Pearl Harbor, Hawaii, a region shared with China, Russia and North Korea, the Honolulu Star-Advertiser reports . The Illinois is currently in post-shake down availability. This entails taking the subm...

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Nearly 4,700 reservists and guardsmen have been unfairly barred from earning post-9/11 GI Bill benefits available to active-duty servicemembers, veterans advocates say, triggering delays that will likely defer their education for years. The issue lies with the Pentagon’s use of Title ...

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Several months after Indian Army conducted surgical strikes along the Line of Control LoC and dismantled terror camps operating from there, Iran has now warned that it will hit terrorist 'safe heavens' inside Pakistan. The warning came from the head of the Iranian armed forces on Mond...